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Tag: Donald Trump
News Roundup
Trump Pardons Father Accused of Fraud and Bribery in USC Admissions Scandal
Former President Donald J. Trump pardoned a Miami developer accused of fraud and bribery for his daughter’s admission into University of Southern California, Los Angeles Times reported. Dragon Global CEO Robert Zangrillo received a “full pardon,” making him the only defendant in the college admissions scandal to receive one. Federal prosecutors alleged Robert’s daughter Amber […]
January 20, 2021
African-American
Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.”
December 3, 2020
African-American
John A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive Order
John A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]
October 6, 2020
Latest News
Candidates Spar on Issues at Tuesday’s Debate, But Education Not One of Them
The first of three presidential debates for the 2020 campaign kicked off on Tuesday night, with K-12 and higher education noticeably missing from the moderator’s questions. That omission frustrates scholars who argue that the future of education — particularly amid COVID-19 — must be discussed and debated in the days leading up to November’s election.
September 30, 2020
African-American
Legal Scholars Worry About Affirmative Action and Civil Rights if Barrett is Confirmed
As Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week in preparation for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next month, some legal scholars are concerned about what her appointment to the high court might mean for the future of civil rights and affirmative action. “I am very concerned about […]
September 29, 2020
Military
Biden Campaign Gets Boost From Retired Military, Intelligence Officers
Nearly 500 retired senior military officials, diplomats and other officials signed an open letter last Thursday, endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as “the leader our nation needs” and “a good man with a strong sense of right and wrong.” “We are former public servants who have devoted our careers, and in many cases risked […]
September 27, 2020
News Roundup
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Challenges Trump To Release His College Transcripts
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., challenged President Trump on Thursday to release his college transcripts after he called her a “poor student,” reports The Hill. “Let’s make a deal, Mr. President: You release your college transcript, I’ll release mine, and we’ll see who was the better student,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated cum laude from Boston University […]
August 13, 2020
Faculty & Staff
U of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist Comments
The University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their “stunningly bigoted and racist language” on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe, a letter of […]
June 11, 2020
African-American
Ivanka Trump Says ‘Discrimination’ Is the Reason This College Canceled Her Speech
Ivanka Trump said that “viewpoint discrimination” and “cancel culture” are the reasons she was dropped as the virtual commencement speaker by WSU Tech, a college affiliated with Wichita State University. Last Thursday, WSU Tech said in an announcement that the president’s daughter was to be the commencement speaker on June 6. Later in the day, […]
June 8, 2020
Students
Trump Vetoes Move to Ease Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students
President Donald Trump late on Friday vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded by for-profit schools to get their student loans erased.
May 31, 2020
HBCUs
Can You Build a New HBCU? Trump Entertains Idea
During a meeting with Black Michigan leaders, Donald Trump and Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, entertained the idea of founding a new historically Black college or university (HBCU) in Detroit, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I would love to see a historically black college in the city of Detroit, and I think you’re just the president to […]
May 24, 2020
COVID-19
Senator Lamar Alexander: Not Enough COVID-19 Testing to Open Campuses
Senate Republican Lamar Alexander said on Sunday that while the country’s COVID-19 testing levels have been “impressive,” they are not enough for college and university campuses to reopen as normal in August. It appears Alexander disagrees with President Donald Trump, who last week said he wants higher education institutions to reopen for fall 2020. Speaking […]
May 11, 2020
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